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Printing Study Exam

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

A printer connected to a computer by way of a port on the computer is called a network printer.
 

 2. 

To use a shared printer on a remote PC, Client for Microsoft Networks must be installed.
 

 3. 

For a remote PC to use a shared network printer, the drivers for that printer only need to be installed on the computer that hosts the printer.
 

Modified True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.  If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the sentence or statement true.
 

 4. 

When installing a shared printer on a Windows 9x PC where the host computer is also a Windows 9x PC, you must first share the \printers folder on the host PC so the remote PC can access the printer drivers. _________________________

 

 5. 

Because a network printer has no OS installed, the printer’s NIC contains all the firmware needed to communicate over the network. _________________________

 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

Which of the following steps can be taken to troubleshoot problems with connectivity between a PC on the network and a network printer?
a.
Close any applications that are not being used.
b.
Add more memory to the printer.
c.
Check that you can print a test page from the computer that has the printer attached to it locally.
d.
Reopen the application giving the print error and attempt to print again.
 

 7. 

What is the name of the printer that Windows prints to if another one is not selected?
a.
Home printer
c.
Standard printer
b.
Default printer
d.
Local printer
 

 8. 

Which of the following connections can be used to physically connect a printer to a computer?
a.
Serial port
d.
SCSI port
b.
IEEE 1394 port
e.
all of the above
c.
USB port
 

 9. 

For Windows 9x applications using a non-PostScript printer, the print job data is converted to _____.
a.
PCL
c.
Enhanced Metafile Format
b.
Postscript
d.
Raw data
 

 10. 

The word “spool” is an acronym for _____.
a.
Simple peripheral operations on line
b.
Simultaneous printer operations on line
c.
Simultaneous peripheral operations on line
d.
Simultaneous peripheral options on line
 

 11. 

If the printer port, printer cable, and printer all support _____ communication, the printer can communicate with Windows.
a.
Unidirectional
c.
Parallel
b.
Bidirectional
d.
EMF
 

 12. 

Which of the following should you try if you can print a Windows test page, but you cannot print from an application?
a.
If you have access to a port tester device, test the parallel port.
b.
Boot Windows into Safe Mode and attempt to print.
c.
Verify printer properties and try lowering the resolution.
d.
Reopen the application giving the print error and attempt to print again.
 

Yes/No
Indicate whether you agree with the sentence or statement.
 

 13. 

When installing a network printer, does the Windows 98 Add Printer Wizard attempt to use the printer drivers on the host PC?
 

 14. 

Did Hewlett-Packard develop the Postscript language to compete with the PCL printer language?
 

 15. 

Is text data that does not contain embedded control characters converted to EMF before printing?
 

Short Answer
 

 16. 

What are the three ways to make a printer available on a network?
 

 17. 

List six things that can cause printer problems.
 

 18. 

If a printer self-test worked, but the OS printer test did not work, the problem might be with the printer cable or the port the printer is using. What five things should be checked to troubleshoot this problem?
 

 19. 

If you can print a Windows test page, but you cannot print from an application, list six things you could try.
 



 
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